BlockGlen Cliff, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Warren Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47918. It stands on Kickapoo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Attica quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Attica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
2,976 words on this townshipCounties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana : Historical and Biographical, published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Warren Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Warren Township - 2,976 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Glen Cliff: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Steel Co Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kane's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Neal Gravel Co. Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wabash Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Warren Co. Hwy. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glen Cliff in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cliff | $150,000 | Large tree branches downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. Over 1000 power outages reported in the aftermath of the storms. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cliff | $25,000 | Extensive damage was done to a home near this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cliff | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on State Road 28 in Warren County on the west end of Attica due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kramer | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Mudlavia Springs | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Williamsport | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Five Points | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Winthrop | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Independence | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Banning Corner | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Chatterton | 6.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 435101. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.